John Lennon of The Beatles was born today (1940).

Pink Floyd release their 4^th album Atom Heat Mother (1970).

U2 leave their label Island, which they had been with for 25 years, to sign on with Mercury. Strangely enough, both Island and Mercury are owned by the same company, Universal (2006)

Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” hits #1 in the UK (1971)

The Who play a small, low-key show in Guildford at the University of Surrey, with special guest John Sebastian playing the harmonica on “magic Bus” (1971)

The Rolling Stones play a two-night gig at the Los Angeles memorial Coliseum with Prince as the support act. However, Prince ran off stage after playing for only 15 minutes after the crowd started throwing beer cans and booing at him (1981)

To mark the late John Lennon’s 45^th birthday, Yoko Ono formally opens the 3 ½ acre garden at the Strawberry Fields site in Central Park (1985)